Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-13

Disgruntled Democratic Press.
From The New York Sun (Dem.)
So far does he 20 upon the familiar lines
of the free trade speeches in Congress or
elsewhere, that we find him betrayed here
and there, no doubt unconsciously, into an
exhibition of slight irritation against Ameri- |
can manufacturers as "A class, almost as if |
they were eonspirators and public enemies.
From The Atlanta Constitution Dem ! |
The message of the President concerns
itself solely with the tariff question, and he
discusses almost exclusively from the stand |
point of Bre'r Bill Morrison, of Illinois, who
was left at home by his esteemed constituents
on account of his extreme views. At the
same time, the President doesn't go far as
Bre'r Bill Morrison. He pauses in the lesson
which he gives to Congress to refer to the
fact that the Democratic platform suggests
protection for American industries and
American labor.
From the Philadelphia Times (Dem.) !
The Presidents message is one of the
most ncisve revenue and industrial deliver
ances ever made to the country. The ques
ton of internal revenue reduction is left to
Congress without positive Executive sugges
the message shall be accepted as averse to
the reduction of internal taxes to aid in
ducng revenue, it is blunder. We believe
it is to that extent "A blunder. On the merits
of the question we are sure it is blunder
that will hinder rather than aid practical re-
suits
From the Pittsburg Post (Dem.)
The vigorous tone of the message and. the
urgent case of necessity it makes out will in
all probability compel, through the force of
Democratic opinion, concessions on all sides
within the party and that unity of action that
will secure the passage of tax-reduction
bill which will meet the grand object to be
obtaind even if it does not follow in all de-
tails the line of reduction advised by the
President.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
dem.
We do not agree with the President in re-
gard to the non reduction of the tobacco tax.
IL is true that tobacco is not a necessity, but
the tax is troublesome and burdensome to the
agricultural producer, aud the cost of its
collection is considerable.
How the Republican Press Receives II.
From the Philadelphia Press (Rep.)1
A thousand thanks to President Cleveland
for the bold, manly and unequivocal avowal
of his extreme Free Trade purposes And
a thousand rebukes and defeats for the false,
dangerous and destructive policy which he
thus frankly and unreservedly proclaims.
From the n. Y Tribune.
President Cleveland seems refreshingly I'M
aware that his entire message is inspired by
extreme free-trade theories. With the least
intelligent and least practical Free Traders,
he assumes that tariffs raise the price to all
consumers of all articles imported and sub
ject to duty, by precisely the sum paid for
such duties" and cause consumers of similar
domestic products to pay NEARLY or quite
the same enhanced price which the duty adds
to the imported articles" Even statements
of fact in this unprecedented message are
such as find currency and credence only
among free trade theorists who are not well
informed.
From the New York Press (Rep0
His utterances are those of a free-trader
his arguments are in the same line, and to put
his proposals into execution would destroy
American industry, turn our home market
over to foreigners and reduce the compensa-
ton of those who labor for living.
From the Hartford Courant (Rep.)l
President Cleveland's message is an utter
give away for himself and party. 1t is II
free trade argument all the way through, and
while he hypocritically begs that free trade
and protection be dropped from discussion,
the fact remains that every argument that he
makes is directly an argument for free trade.
From the Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
(Rep)l
en-. Al.
the effect of protective tariff is to enhance
the price of protected articles to the extent of
the duty is pressed with as much assurance as
though it came from an emissary of the Cob
den Club.
From the Boston Record lind. u
Mr.. Grover Cleveland submits to Congress
to-day rather amateurish essay upon the
evils of protection, and how generally the
tariff can be reduced to make every body
happy and not disturb any existing industries. |
OF course he does not say how it can be done. |
If he had, bill on such lines would be passed |
Hem. con. before February /.
From the Baltimore American (Rep.)1
He has sprung the whole controversy of 1
whether the tariff does or does not increase |
the price to the consumer. That challenge |
will, no doubt, be promptly accepted in and
oct of Congress. The advocates of protec-
lion of American industry and American la
Dor will have potent arguments to demonstrate
that competition at home and abroad has been
of inestimable benefit to our people as pro-
ducers, consumers and wage-earners.
From the New Haven Palladium (Rep0 ! /
The only hope of tariff legislation this win
ter which shall be either for the public good
or compatible with the public safety, lies in |
a combination of the Republican and Demo
cratic Protectionists in House and Senate who
shall take the reins in their own hands. de-
spite Executive influence and despite Speak
ership opposition.
From the Poughkeepsie Eagle (Rep-).l |
President Cleveland now boldly declares it |
(Protection) to be the one question that con-
Germs the whole people. On this the contest |
of lsss is to be fought. and our hearty thanks |
are due to him for drawing the line 50 plainly |
From the Newark Press-Register (Rep J. ! |
President Cleveland, As the candidate of |
his party for reelection next year. has writ
ten the platform on which he will stand. Ha |
has committed his party to anti-tariff doc
frines which it has heretofore only dallied
with. but from which il cannot now escape.
The Republican party of the country accepts